Maine — Elections 1876–2024

Maine: state. In 2024, voted D+6%. Republican peak: R+50 in 1924.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin: D+6MIT Election Lab
Political typology: Akashic typology
Population: 1,387,8172024 5-year
Median household income: $74,7332024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic): 90.5%2024 5-year
Black: 1.8%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino: 2.2%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin: D+38 in 1964MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin: R+50 in 1924MIT Election Lab

2024 presidential election

Maine

HarrisD+6

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How it voted

Share of the 2024 vote

Kamala Harris ✓Democratic	52.1%	430,041
Donald TrumpRepublican	45.8%	377,580
OtherAll other candidates	2.1%	17,528

D+60

R+60

16 counties, each filled by 2024 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.

presidential history

Presidential margin, 1876–2024

Democratic minus Republican, by election

Presidential margin over time
Year	Margin (D minus R)
1876	No data
1880	No data
1884	No data
1888	No data
1892	−12.8%
1896	−38.7%
1900	−26.5%
1904	−39.0%
1908	−29.7%
1912	+19.0%
1916	−4.0%
1920	−39.1%
1924	−50.2%
1928	−37.7%
1932	−12.6%
1936	−14.0%
1940	−2.3%
1944	−5.0%
1948	−14.5%
1952	−32.3%
1956	−41.7%
1960	−14.1%
1964	+37.7%
1968	+12.2%
1972	−23.0%
1976	−0.8%
1980	−3.4%
1984	−22.1%
1988	−11.5%
1992	+8.4%
1996	+20.9%
2000	+5.1%
2004	+9.0%
2008	+17.3%
2012	+15.2%
2016	+2.7%
2020	+8.6%
2024	+6.4%

DemocraticRepublican

38 presidential elections

Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024).
Year	Won	Margin	Democratic	Republican	Total
2024	D	+6.4%	430,041	377,580	825,149
2020	D	+8.6%	430,473	359,899	822,534
2016	D	+2.7%	354,718	334,945	743,941
2012	D	+15.2%	399,235	291,418	710,126
2008	D	+17.3%	421,823	295,273	731,063
2004	D	+9.0%	396,842	330,201	740,752
2000	D	+5.1%	319,951	286,616	651,817
1996	D	+20.9%	312,788	186,378	605,897
1992	D	+8.4%	263,420	206,504	679,499
1988	R	−11.5%	243,569	307,131	555,035
1984	R	−22.1%	214,515	336,500	553,144
1980	R	−3.4%	220,974	238,522	523,011
1976	R	−0.8%	232,279	236,320	483,208
1972	R	−23.0%	160,584	256,458	417,271
1968	D	+12.2%	217,312	169,254	392,936
1964	D	+37.7%	262,264	118,701	381,221
1960	R	−14.1%	181,159	240,608	421,773
1956	R	−41.7%	102,468	249,238	351,706
1952	R	−32.3%	118,806	232,353	351,786
1948	R	−14.5%	111,916	150,234	264,789
1944	R	−5.0%	140,631	155,434	296,400
1940	R	−2.3%	156,478	163,951	320,840
1936	R	−14.0%	126,333	168,823	304,240
1932	R	−12.6%	128,907	166,631	298,444
1928	R	−37.7%	81,179	179,923	262,171
1924	R	−50.2%	41,964	138,440	192,192
1920	R	−39.1%	58,961	136,355	197,840
1916	R	−4.0%	64,033	69,508	136,314
1912	O	+19.0%	51,113	26,545	129,640
1908	R	−29.7%	35,403	66,987	106,332
1904	R	−39.0%	27,641	65,432	97,021
1900	R	−26.5%	37,822	66,413	107,694
1896	R	−38.7%	34,587	80,403	118,419
1892	R	−12.8%	48,044	62,931	116,418
1888	—	No data	—	—	—
1884	—	No data	—	—	—
1880	—	No data	—	—	—
1876	—	No data	—	—	—

Congressional elections · 17 Senate races

U.S. Senate

Source · MIT Election Lab (MEDSL), Senate. CC-BY 4.0.
Year	Won	D %	R %	Total
2024	O	10.5%	33.8%	842,447
2020	R	41.9%	50.4%	828,305
2018	O	10.4%	35.2%	634,409
2014	R	30.8%	67.0%	616,996
2012	O	12.8%	29.7%	724,720
2008	R	38.6%	61.3%	724,430
2006	R	20.8%	74.4%	545,128
2002	R	41.6%	58.4%	504,899
2000	R	31.1%	68.9%	634,872
1996	R	43.9%	49.2%	606,777
1994	R	36.4%	60.2%	511,733
1990	R	38.6%	61.3%	520,320
1988	D	81.3%	18.7%	556,745
1984	R	25.9%	73.3%	551,406
1982	D	60.9%	39.1%	459,715
1978	R	33.9%	56.6%	375,114
1976	D	60.2%	39.8%	486,193

Demographics

2024 ACS

Race, ethnicity, and ancestry

Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.

English

21.8%

Irish

16.5%

French

11.3%

German

7.8%

American

5.9%

Italian

5.4%

Scottish

4.4%

Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release. Hispanic/Latino is an ethnicity that overlaps the race categories, so these shares can total more than 100%. Ancestry is a self-reported, multiple-response item; ancestry percentages do not sum to the parent race percentage.

2024 ACS

Age distribution by sex

Median age: 44.8 in this county, 39.1 nationally

Male

Age

Female

0.9%

85+

1.4%

3.0%

75–84

3.6%

6.4%

65–74

7.0%

7.4%

55–64

7.8%

6.1%

45–54

6.1%

35–44

6.1%

6.0%

25–34

6.0%

4.1%

18–24

3.9%

7.0%

5–17

6.6%

2.3%

2.2%

Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.

2024 ACS

Median household income

Inflation-adjusted dollars

$74,733

Maine ranks near the middle of US counties.

Maine$74,733

United States$80,734

Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.

2024 ACS

Poverty rate

All persons below federal poverty line

10.8%

Child poverty is below the national average.

Children under 1812.9%

Working age (18–64)10.1%

Seniors (65+)11.2%

Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.

2024 ACS

Language at home

Population aged 5 and older

93.9%

speak English only

Other Indo-European3.6%

Spanish1.0%

Other languages0.7%

Asian & Pacific Islander0.7%

Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.

2020 religion census

Religious adherents

Adherents per capita by tradition

Catholic & Orthodox

16.2%

Other Christian

6.1%

Mainline Protestant

2.2%

Non-Christian

2.0%

Baptist

1.7%

Methodist

1.5%

Pentecostal & Holiness

1.0%

Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 69.2% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

Maine sits in New England. In 2024 it voted Democratic.

Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of thirty-eight points in 1964 and a Republican high of fifty points in 1924. Between 2020 and 2024 the state moved two points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was six points.

A population of 1,387,817, a 91% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $74,733 describe the state.

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Frequently asked questions

How did Maine vote in 2024?

In 2024, Maine voted Democratic by 6.4 points (D+6), carried by the Democratic candidate. Out of 825,149 votes cast, 430,041 went Democratic and 377,580 went Republican.

What is Maine's political typology?

Akashic places Maine in the "" typology. The typology is a data-driven cluster built from vote share, vote swing, race and ethnicity, income, language spoken at home, religion, and ancestry. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the state has voted Democratic 11 times, Republican 22 times, and other 1 times.

When did Maine last vote Republican?

The most recent presidential election in which Maine voted Republican was 1988.

How many people live in Maine?

Maine has a population of 1,387,817 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.

What is the median household income in Maine?

Median household income in Maine is $74,733 — below the national median of $80,734. The Maine state median is $74,733.

What is the political history of Maine?

Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Maine from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 11 went Democratic and 22 went Republican. The state's typology — "" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.

Cumberland County, ME	D +11,109
Aroostook County, ME	R +5,871
Penobscot County, ME	R +4,781

Maine has voted Democratic in nine straight presidential elections — D+6 in 2024.

Key facts

U.S. Senate

Demographics

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